Paisley marks 10th anniversary of music legend Gerry Rafferty's death
Paisley lost one of its most loved and iconic sons, Gerry Rafferty.The singer-songwriter was 63 when he died at his home in Dorset with his daughter Martha by his side.But he will never be forgotten in Paisley as he left behind an incredible legacy of iconic music.Gerry was born in Underwood Lane, Paisley, on April 16, 1947, to his mother Mary Skeffington and his father, Joseph, an Irish-born miner.A pupil of St Mary’s Primary School and later St Mirin’s Academy, he was heavily involved in music from his early teens. In 1969, he joined Billy Connolly and Tam Harvie in folk/rock combo The Humblebums.The following year, Gerry married hairdresser Carla Ventilla but the pair divorced in 1990.